BLACK FACT = (1975) Noble Sissle

Black Fact= 1975 (Dec. 17) – Noble Sissle, a pioneer jazz figure, died in Tampa, FL, on this date in 1975. Sissle and Eubie Blake wrote Shuffle Along, a pioneer musical featuring Josephine Baker, Florence Mills, Caterina Jarboro, William Grant Still, and Hal Johnson. #theraydiotwins 

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Black Fact =(1965)Nat King Cole

Black Fact = 1965 (Feb.15) – Nat King Cole, singer, pianist, and entertainer, died in Santa Monica, CA, on this date. “Unforgettable,” “Mona Lisa,” and ...